California Elections Code CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election

  • Section 4000.
    A local, special, or consolidated election may be conducted wholly by mail provided that all of the following conditions apply:(a) The governing body of the local...
  • Section 4000.5.
    (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, as a pilot program, an all-mailed ballot special election or special consolidated election in San Diego County may...
  • Section 4001.5.
    (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, as a pilot program, a county may conduct an all-mailed ballot special election or special consolidated election if...
  • Section 4002.
    Notwithstanding Section 4000, a special district may conduct its elections by mail in accordance with Sections 1500, 4104, 4105, and 4108.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch....
  • Section 4003.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any district has adopted the all-mailed ballot procedure for conducting general district elections pursuant to Section 4104 and...
  • Section 4004.
    (a) “Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city total population rankings by the Demographic Research...
  • Section 4005.
    (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000 or any other law, on or after January 1, 2018, the Counties of Calaveras, Inyo, Madera, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sacramento, San Luis...
  • Section 4005.5.
    The Secretary of State shall assist each county conducting an election in 2018 pursuant to Section 4005 in providing voter education and community outreach in...
  • Section 4005.6.
    An election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 or 4007 is subject to the following requirements:(a) The provisions of Sections 14200 and 14201 that apply to polling...
  • Section 4006.
    For any election conducted pursuant to Section 4005, the county elections official shall make a reasonable effort to inform a voter of either of the...
  • Section 4007.
    (a) On or after January 1, 2020, the County of Los Angeles may conduct any election as a vote center election if all of the following...
  • Section 4008.
    (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes representatives of all of the following:(1) County elections officials.(2) Individuals with demonstrated language accessibility experience for languages...

Last modified: October 22, 2018